This week, I began my new call as pastor at Living Hope Lutheran Church in Saukville, and Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Since returning to in-person worship after the early period of the pandemic, these two
Easter 2022 Sermon: Are You Sure?
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! …Are you sure? This year’s Easter sermon looks at the story of Jesus’ resurrection and its implications for us today. Happy Easter! This year’s Easter Sunday Scripture readings are John 20:1-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:19-26.
Maundy Thursday 2022
Tonight’s Maundy Thursday message is in three parts: Remembering God’s Salvation (Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14), Responding to God’s Salvation (John 13:1-17, 31b-35), and Reunited in God’s Salvation (1 Corinthians 11:17-26). This is a similar sermon to my first Maundy Thursday Service
Doing a New Thing – Lent 5C Sermon for April 3, 2022
Our Scripture reading today from Isaiah 43:16-21 declares God is doing a new thing, and calls us to trust that as God has been faithful in the past, God will continue to be faithful and present with us in the
The Prodigal Son Returns | Sermon for March 27, 2022
For the bulk of this week’s sermon, I shared (with permission) this reflection from Chad Bird of 1517.org on Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, then I ended with a brief reflection on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Our Heavenly